Looks interesting. I've not had the opportunity to build a Ma.k kit but I do like the designs. Looking forward to your build.

When the kits came to America in the mid 80s most of us did not subcribe to Hobby Japan nor did we speak or read Japanese (my how times change!). 

At that time we didnt quite know what to make of the SF3D line, which seemed almost like Nazi Germany INNNNN SPAAAAACE. Much of it had that flair with the Strahl uniforms, markings, Panzerfausts and paint schemes.

Very cool, I still don't know much about the story behind the line but yeah the stuff is very cool looking. Looking forward to seeing what you do here. 

This is basically what we know. There is very little consistency and huge gaps in the story.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maschinen_Krieger_ZbV_3000

Maschinen Kreuger has about the best devised timeline i have seen.  

The colors tend to be either simplistic or based on German airplanes of WW2. I am honestly not sure how I will approach this

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This is basically what we know. There is very little consistency and huge gaps in the story.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maschinen_Krieger_ZbV_3000

 

Maschinen Kreuger has about the best devised timeline i have seen.  

The colors tend to be either simplistic or based on German airplanes of WW2. I am honestly not sure how I will approach this

 

Thanks! Even if there are issues with the history they're just so cool you gotta love them. 

1. Bummer about the van.

2. Thanks for saving me the time with the unboxing pics!

I don't know about your kit but mine has some wicked ejector pin marks on some of the smaller parts.

Totalled your van? Gee hope you're ok! 

Yeah....that really blew!  Super sore, I am.

I found this paint scheme, and I want to play with the colors. I can buy this for a ground machine more so than a grey/ green/light grey paint scheme like seen on a WW2 109. 

Good to hear you're in one piece! 

I like that scheme, should look as good on the powered suit as it does on a tank. 

Inspired by Bret's build I'm going to get some of those jewellery round headed pins that are flat vs curved on top. I will likely use Tenax7R  and get a good solid weld bead going....I often cheat and use this as part of the structure of the model. I don't know about using the hover slippers. They are part of the art, but the kit feet aren't much larger than the Pilots foot. That's a small surface area to Support such a large mechanic.

I am home off work for the next several days trying to heal from the van wreck , and yesterday I got the big Hound from hasagawa in the same scale. I definitely have some ideas for that big dog.